Fossil Explorer
by Natural History Museum
🗂️ Education
Version 2.0.1 đź’ľ 7 Mb
đź“… Updated May 8, 2017
Identify fossils based on where you find them in Britain.
Features Fossil Explorer
Uncover the ancient plant and animal fossils hidden beneath your feet.
Fossil Explorer is a field guide to the common fossils of Britain and will help you identify fossils based on where you find them.
The app uses a geological map to plot the rocks present at your chosen location and provides a list of fossils known to occur in rocks of the same age.Whether you want to discover ammonites along Dorset’s Jurassic coast, marine reptiles in Whitby or trilobites in Wales, this app can tell you more about your fossil finds.Fossil facts and illustrations will help beginner fossil hunters get started, while specimen details will help more experienced fossil collectors delve deeper.Features:• interactive map of Britain and geological map overlay• illustrations and data for more than 1,200 fossil specimens in the Natural History Museum collection• introductory information about nearly 90 fossil groups and more than 1,150 species• fossil content researched and checked by Natural History Museum palaeontologists• additional information about local geology provided by the British Geological SurveyThe app currently covers England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland.This is an early version of the app and we would appreciate your feedback.
Please take a minute to complete a short survey, accessible via the app (select More.) For more information, visit www.nhm.ac.uk/fossilexplorer.Numerous bug fixes and user interface refinements.
Secure & Private
Your data is protected with industry-leading security protocols.
24/7 Support
Our dedicated support team is always ready to help you.
Personalization
Customize the app to match your preferences and workflow.
See the Fossil Explorer in Action
What Our Users Say
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what our users have to say about our Android app.
"Unable to add fossils to collection but great otherwise"
Freyja Shaw
"Not working for a while now!"
Dave Allen
"Stupid app"
Justin Griffin
"A great help! Doesn't cover everything that can be found in specific areas but a great at helping filling in gaps in knowledge. Sadly I'm unable to add anything to collection or favourites. A real shame as this would elevate the app to a much higher level."
Mark Hasler
"Doesnt work. I get an error about not being able to connect to a network. Im access through wifi and it tells me to check network connections."
Mark Pomponi
"Error will not connect to server ,brilliant app when it was working"
Andrew Lee
"Had this app for years,it worked brilliantly, got new phone and all of a sudden it would not open . Yay! Whatever the problem was it has now been sorted !"
Karen Ashworth
"No good for actually identifying fossils, poor quality drawings that look nothing like a photograph of what is meant to be the same species."
Sandra Hann
"Confusing"
Fe's Reborn doll
"Would be better if it had photos of the fossils, also the add to collection doesn't work samsung s9"
Leigh Casey
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Available for Android 8.0 and above